A forum entitled “Set Sail for Low Carbon Life” was co-organized by the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the Clipper Race, and hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) in Qingdao on Mar 16.  

Rana Flowers, the UNICEF representative to China, said on the forum that the children and young people’s creativity, thoughts and actions are required to respond to global warming and to achieve the goals of “Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. Prof. PENG Hui, Deputy Director General of QIBEBT, addressed that the institute is committed to R&D of new energy and green technology in response to the global warming and environmental protection.  

Local students from the Ocean University of China and middle schools from Qingdao and Beijing were invited to attend the forum. GUO Chuan (famous Chinese sailor and Clipper 2005-06 Race circumnavigator), Martin Clough (UNICEF Skipper), YANG Zhenbo (UNICEF Specialist for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) and WANG Jia (graduate student from QIBEBT) interacted with the young people and shared their ideas on climate change and low carbon life. 

China is now putting more and more emphasis on addressing climate change and creating a clean environment for future generations.